gaming pc build

[bobbywm]

Hi

This is my second pc build but first gaming focused build so any feedback on changes would be much appreciated.

I don't have a specific budget but around £4000 would be max.
Will use the pc for gaming, mostly RPG titles.
I do have a monitor but would be looking to upgrade so any advice would be great.


Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16 Core CPU (3.4GHz-4.9GHz/72MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (DDR4, PCIe 4.0, CrossFireX/SLI) - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Extra Case Fans
1x 120mm Black Case Fan (configured to extract from rear/roof)
Sound Card
ASUS STRIX Raid DLX 7.1 PCIe sound card
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
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[K10 Tyrant]

Hello, I would recommend getting a 900W PSU to be on the safer side. As it goes you'll be powering quite a lot of hardware and if you decide to add/upgrade any of the hardware in the future, I feel that the PSU may restrict what you may be able to do. other than that, I'd say you have a very good SPEC here, if you wanted to play any MMORPG's this will definitely help you get the best out of them. Let me know how this build turns out!
- K10

 

[AgentCooper]

Personally, I'd drop the CPU down a touch because for me the price/performance gains of the 5950X wouldn't be worth the outlay. I'd switch the storage for another M.2 drive which would be a touch cheaper and faster than the Samsung SSD. The CPU would benefit from upping the cooler to the H115i RGB Platinum, negating the need for an extra fan. On-board audio is excellent so no need for a sound card. The AX200 WiFi card is faster and has built in Bluetooth, well worth it for the extra tenner. A 1000w PSU would be a good safeguard, just in case the next generation of graphics cards continue to be as power hungry as this one...

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
ASUS ROG STRIX 1000W MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £2,782.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/J5FRWy6C39/

To get the best out of your RTX 3080, you're looking at two types of monitors: 4K 144Hz or superwide 1440p.

Here's a couple of suggestions...

ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQ 27" 4K 144Hz HDR Gaming Monitor - Laptops Direct

Buy ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQ 27" 4K 144Hz HDR Gaming Monitor from LaptopsDirect

www.laptopsdirect.co.uk

PC Monitors | Computer Monitors & Screens | Samsung United Kingdom

Browse the full range of PC monitors, desktop computer monitors & screens. Compare models by price, specs & features. Plus, enjoy free delivery at Samsung UK.

www.samsung.com

 

[bobbywm]

Hello, I would recommend getting a 900W PSU to be on the safer side. As it goes you'll be powering quite a lot of hardware and if you decide to add/upgrade any of the hardware in the future, I feel that the PSU may restrict what you may be able to do. other than that, I'd say you have a very good SPEC here, if you wanted to play any MMORPG's this will definitely help you get the best out of them. Let me know how this build turns out!
- K10

Thanks will definitely up the PSU.

 

[bobbywm]

Personally, I'd drop the CPU down a touch because for me the price/performance gains of the 5950X wouldn't be worth the outlay. I'd switch the storage for another M.2 drive which would be a touch cheaper and faster than the Samsung SSD. The CPU would benefit from upping the cooler to the H115i RGB Platinum, negating the need for an extra fan. On-board audio is excellent so no need for a sound card. The AX200 WiFi card is faster and has built in Bluetooth, well worth it for the extra tenner. A 1000w PSU would be a good safeguard, just in case the next generation of graphics cards continue to be as power hungry as this one...

Case
CORSAIR OBSIDIAN SERIES™ 500D SE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12 Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.8GHz/70MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING (USB 3.2 Gen 2, PCIe 4.0) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (4 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
10GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 3080 - HDMI, DP (Xmas delivery not guaranteed)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 6900MB/R, 5000MB/W)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
Power Supply
ASUS ROG STRIX 1000W MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H115i RGB PLATINUM Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
LED Lighting
50cm RGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Surge Protection
6 Socket 2m Surge Protector
Cable Management
3 x PCS 1.5M Zip Cable Tidy - Professional Cable Management
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 13 to 15 working days
Price: £2,782.00 including VAT and Delivery

Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/J5FRWy6C39/

To get the best out of your RTX 3080, you're looking at two types of monitors: 4K 144Hz or superwide 1440p.

Here's a couple of suggestions...

ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQ 27" 4K 144Hz HDR Gaming Monitor - Laptops Direct

Buy ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQ 27" 4K 144Hz HDR Gaming Monitor from LaptopsDirect

www.laptopsdirect.co.uk

PC Monitors | Computer Monitors & Screens | Samsung United Kingdom

Browse the full range of PC monitors, desktop computer monitors & screens. Compare models by price, specs & features. Plus, enjoy free delivery at Samsung UK.

www.samsung.com

Thanks these suggestions helped alot

 

[Gavras]

Cats and Pigeons.... the RTX 3080 Ti is due release in January....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Reportedly Launching in January 2021, Will Feature 20 GB GDDR6X Memory & Tackle AMD RX 6900 XT

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card is reportedly launching as early as January 2021 to tackle AMD's Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card.

wccftech.com

That means cash saving on CPU, could go to the newer better card.

Also, there are repeated rumours of an Nvidia price drop across the range (To match AMD).

they have to fit in 3050, 3060, 3070, 3080, 3090 and Ti versions for those cards down for it.

which would be decent getting a 3080Ti for same price as current 3080.

 

[Gavras]

I can't see NVIDIA releasing anything new as early as January....doubt they have the capacity to produce enough given they can't even produce enough 3080s

Yes agreed it’s a large pinch of salt.

however they do have specific lines based on BoM etc.

if they have set ones up for 3060ti, 3080ti etc, irrespective of capacity a lot of companies do not changing flow lines around (can be a right pain).

Also having had numerous visits to LG, Samsung, etc, the sheer size of the manufacturing sites means scaling is usually not an issue.

The biggest issue is that since around 2016 the world has been in a components shortage, worst hit have been power supplies.

my last place went from a 6 week lead time to a 22 week lead time, the big players are paying 10’s millions just on securing components.

that in turn wipes out the component market for say capacitors and certain IC’s.

3060 is where the biggest shortage will be, that is the price point where majority of gamers live and unlike the 2060, the 3060 is worth upgrading for.